WATERS OF CHANGE BEGGARS OPERA 1971 UK 1ST PRESS VERTIGO 6360054 SWIRL VERY GOOD
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A very nice copy of this sophomore album from Beggars Opera. It is the original UK release. It does not have the swirl inner sleeve. It is in excellent condition.
"Beggars Opera was a Scottish progressive rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 1969 by guitarist Ricky Gardiner, vocalist Martin Griffiths, and bassist Marshall Erskine. The line-up consisted of Ricky Gardiner (guitar/vocals) (Edinburgh, Scotland), Alan Park (keyboards) (Glasgow, Scotland), Martin Griffiths (vocals) (Newcastle upon Tyne) Marshall Erskine (bass/flute) and Raymond Wilson (drums). After working together building parts of the M40 Motorway near Beaconsfield, the lads moved back to Glasgow to look for an organist and drummer and found Alan Park and Ray Wilson. After an intensive time in rehearsal they took up residency at Burns Howff club/pub in West Regent Street in the centre of Glasgow. Tours of Europe followed and the band found success in Germany, appearing on German TV's legendary Beat-Club, then at the First British Rock Meeting in Speyer in September 1971."
Waters of Change is the second album by the Scottish progressive band Beggars Opera, published in 1971. With respect to its predecessor Act One, Waters of Change features a rather different sound, which is less derivative of The Nice and Deep Purple MK I, and it is often described as the band's best work.
The discogs info on this version is as follows:-
Beggars Opera – Waters Of Change Label: Vertigo – 6360 054 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: UK Released: 1971 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock
A1 Time Machine Written-By – Park*, Griffiths*, Gardiner* A2 Lament Written-By – Park*, Wilson* A3 I've No Idea Written-By – Park*, Griffiths* A4 Nimbus Written-By – Sellar*, Griffiths*, Gardiner*
B1 Festival Written-By – Park*, Erskine*, Griffiths* B2 Silver Peacock (Intro) Written-By – Park*, Griffiths*, Scott* B3 Silver Peacock Written-By – Park*, Griffiths*, Scott* B4 Impromptu Written-By – Gardiner*, Scott* B5 The Fox
Written-By – Griffiths*, Gardiner*, Scott* Bass Guitar, Flute – Marshall Erskine (tracks: B1) Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Gordon Sellar Engineer – Barry Ainsworth, Martin Birch Lead Guitar, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ricky Gardiner Lead Vocals, Cowbell – Martin Griffiths Mellotron, Vocals – Virginia Scott Organ, Piano – Alan Park Percussion – Raymond Wilson Producer – Martin - Coulter*
Released on a Vertigo ''swirl'' label in a fold-out cover. Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): 6360054 1Y✶2 420 1 1 3 Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): 6360054 2Y ✶ 1 42011 1
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